International Travel and MMR Vaccine Infographic

Key points

  • MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps, and rubella.
  • MMR vaccine can be given early if traveling internationally, even for babies as young as 6 months old.
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In the past 5 years, there were nearly 1,800 cases of measles in the U.S.

Most of these cases were in unvaccinated people after measles was brought in from international travel.

MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps, and rubella

MMR vaccine can be given early if international travel is planned, even for babies as young as 6 months old.

Visit https://www.cdc.gov/measles/vaccination.html to learn more about MMR vaccine

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National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Division of Viral Diseases